External examiner on various master's programmes at Leicester Management Centre.

Published Work: Highlights

Listed in the ranking of the World's Top 1000 Economists (one of around 90 UK Economists) in research funded by the European Economics Association.

International Collaborations, Organisation & Contributions

2006 - 2006

"Living with Mortality: Longevity Bonds and Other Mortality-Linked Securities". (D. Blake, A. J. G. Cairns and K. Dowd) British Actuarial Journal, Volume 12, 2006, pp. 153-197. This paper won the This paper won the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland Prize for the best paper in the 2005-2006 session, and was cited as "highly commended" by the Institute of Actuaries of England and Wales.

2003 - 2006

ESRC research fellowship on 'risk management in financial institutions' (worth £242k). This was rated as 'Outstanding'.

Dowd, K.; Timberlake, R.J.(1998), ed Money and The Nation State: The Financial Revolution, Government and The World Monetary System, New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction (under the auspices of the Independent Institute), Foreword Miller, Merton H.

Dowd, K.; Rowe, D.(2004)., "Introduction to VaR Models", in Alexander, C.; Sheedy, E. (ed) The Professional Risk Managers' Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Current Theory and the Best Practices, p.2, Prima Professional Publishing.

Discussion Papers

Dowd, K., 2004, "The Swedish Inflation Fan Charts: An Evaluation of the Riksbank's Inflation Density Forecasts", Nottingham University Business School Discussion Paper, Nottingham University Business School.

Dowd, K., 2004, "FOMC Forecasts of Macroeconomic Risks", Nottingham University Business School Discussion Paper, Nottingham University Business School.

Cronin, D.; Dowd, K., 2003, "Electronic Currency and the Fiat-Money Price Level", Nottingham University Business School Discussion Paper, Nottingham University Business School.

Dowd, K., 2003, "Backtesting the Bank: An Evaluation of the Bank of England's 'Fan Chart' approach to Inflation Forecasting", Nottingham University Business School Discussion Paper, Nottingham University Business School.

Dowd, K., 2003, "Forecasting Longer-Term Volatility", Nottingham University Business School Discussion Paper, Nottingham University Business School.

Reports for external body

Bartlett, D.; Chaplin, M.; Dowd, K.; Kelliher, P.; O'Brien, C., 2005, "Risk Management by UK Life Assurers: A Survey", in Report for the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries Working Party on Risk Management in UK Life Assurers.